Bryan Abrams

Bryan Abrams, an original member of the R&B group Color Me Badd was arrested in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on September 5, 2008, for allegedly threatening to kill his girlfriend.

Abrams was charged with domestic abuse in addition to assault and battery. He is being held at Oklahoma County jail on $4,000 bond.¹

Fast Facts

Color Me Badd was founded in 1990 by Bryan Abrams, Mark Calderon, Sam Watters, and Kevin Thornton²
The original band members were all friends from Oklahoma City's N.W. Classen High School²
Police reports state that Abrams' speech was slurred and his breath smelled of alcohol¹

Represented by Giant Records³
1991: Broke through with their single, "I Wanna Sex You Up" which was on the soundtrack of New Jack City³
Their next single, "I Adore Mi Amor" hit #1 on both the pop and R&B charts³
First album, C.M.B., sold over three million copies and included the gold-selling number one pop hit "All 4 Love" and the Top 20 singles "Thinkin' Back" and "Slow Motion"³
Another single was featured as their second movie soundtrack song, "Forever Love" and was their sixth consecutive single to reach the Top 20³
1992 Second only to Boyz II Men as the top pop singles act of the year³
Released new album with the remix collection Young, Gifted and Badd - The Remixes³
November 1993: Released their second album of new material, Time and Chance which featured two Top 20 pop singles, the title track (which also made the R&B Top Ten) and "Choose"³
1996: Now & Forever featured their last Top 20 pop single, "The Earth, the Sun, the Rain" ³
Signed with Sony for their final album, Awakening, but the albums' commercial failure led to the break up of the band³

In Vh1's reality show, “Mission: Man Band” former boy-banders Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees), Bryan Abrams (Color Me Badd), Chris Kirkpatrick (’N Sync) and Rich Cronin (LFO) attempted to make a comeback by forming SureShot. The show and the band flopped.⁴